Finishing Ideas for Handcrafts

I had believed that this proverb was attributed to Benjamin Franklin.  Imagine my surprise, when I began to research it (so that I might attribute it to him for this article) to discover that it was not!  Oh well, it’s still a good saying.

My DS, seeing me work on this small chart, said “That doesn’t make any sense!”  When I explained that my sense of this proverb is that taking one stitch when it is needed, saves having to take nine stitches later, he said “You left out the commas.” Sigh.

But I think it’s a good proverb anyway, and appropriate for my purpose, which is to make a small sewing kit for my handbag.  If you’d like to make one, too, you are welcome to use my design.  Today I’m giving you the chart.  If, as I hope, this weekend I get the finishing done, I’ll post the instructions next week.

I stitched this on 14 count white aida, a scrap I had left from another project (Waste not, Want not – right!)  BTW, I used DMC 115, not DMC 815.  At the time I created the pattern, I had not yet discovered how to create new floss lists in PC Stitch Pro.  And now, even though I have discovered how to use that feature, I still haven’t created a list for DMC Varigated floss.  You may, of course, use any colors you wish – lol!

Please, if you stitch this, send me a pic.  I’d like to start a Gallery page.  As an incentive, if you are the first to send me a pic, I’ll send you an empty Altoid TIn.  Really!  You can send me your address in a separate comment, which I won’t post.